Deuteronomy 33:14-16

33:14 with the harvest produced by the daylight ¹ 

and by ²  the moonlight; ³ 

33:15 with the best ⁴  of the ancient mountains

and the harvest produced by the age-old hills;

33:16 with the harvest of the earth and its fullness

and the pleasure of him who resided in the burning bush. ⁵ 

May blessing rest on Joseph’s head,

and on the top of the head of the one set apart ⁶  from his brothers.

Deuteronomy 33:19

33:19 They will summon peoples to the mountain,

there they will sacrifice proper ⁷  sacrifices;

for they will enjoy ⁸  the abundance of the seas,

and the hidden treasures of the shores. ⁹ 

[33:14]  ¹ tn Heb “goings forth of the sun.”

[33:14]  ² tn Heb “and from the harvest of the yield of.” This has been simplified in the translation to avoid redundancy.

[33:14]  ³ tn Heb “the moon.” Many English versions regard this as a reference to “months” (“moons”) rather than the moon itself (cf. NAB, NASB, NRSV, NLT).

[33:15]  ⁴ tn Heb “head” or “top.”

[33:16]  ⁵ tn The expression “him who resided in the bush” is frequently understood as a reference to the appearance of the Lord to Moses at Sinai from a burning bush (so NIV, NCV, TEV, CEV, NLT; cf. Exod 2:2-6; 3:2, 4). To make this reference clear the word “burning” is supplied in the translation.

[33:16]  ⁶ sn This apparently refers to Joseph’s special status among his brothers as a result of his being chosen by God to save the family from the famine and to lead Egypt.

[33:19]  ⁷ tn Or “acceptable”; Heb “righteous” (so NASB).

[33:19]  ⁸ tn Heb “suck.”

[33:19]  ⁹ tn Heb “of the sand” (so NRSV, NLT); CEV “the sandy beach.”